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Holly Wildcats pick up first wins of the season

Eads Eagles improve to 2-0 in District 3 standings

By Dick Peecher

The Lamar Ledger

Posted:
04/07/2014 02:18:20 PM MDT

Holly's Ricardo Juarez delivers a pitch in action against the Lamar JV on Friday, April 4 in Holly. Juarez pitched the first three innings and gave up no runs in a scheduled five-inning game. Holly won the first game game 4-2, but lost the second game, 14-0. (John Contreras / The Lamar Ledger)

It was a busy week for area baseball teams, though two games were weathered out on Thursday.

Eads got perhaps the biggest win of the week with a 9-5 victory over previously unbeaten Granada.

The Baca County Bombers and Cheyenne Wells Tigerscontinue to look for their first wins on the season.

After an 0-6 start for Eads coach Billy Koehler and the his ball club, the Eagles grabbed their first two wins of the season.

In addition to their win against Granada, the Eagles hammered Cheyenne Wells, 14-2, on Friday in Cheyenne Wells.

In the win over Granada, the two teams were tied 2-2 after three innings when Eads broke the game open with six runs in the top of the fourth.

Freshman Chance Fowler had a RBI single, Blake Robertson an RBI single and Jaxon Crawford an RBI single in the six-run fourth.

Rouse had a good day on the hill, allowing only three hits and one earned run. Rouse did issue seven walks, that contributed to the five runs for the Bobcats.

"It was good to get on the other side of the win column," said Koehler. "We played a tough early season schedule and I think it will help us in the long run. We still are leaving too many runners stranded. Even in our six-run fourth inning against Granada, we left the bases loaded."

Eads rapped out 16 hits for their 14 runs in the Cheyenne Wells win.

Senior Blaine Winder got the win on three innings of work, striking out six in the process.

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Eight different Eagles got base hits, with Rouse getting three RBI's to lead the team.

Granada rebounded from its first loss with a 9-2 over Springfield on Friday in Springfield. It was the Longhorns' first loss of the season.

Granada opened the game with four consecutive hits from David Reyes, Jaime Huerta, Cruz Vega, and Koy Palmer to lead off the game.

The Bobcats led 4-0 after the first inning to take a lead they would never lose.

Holly third baseman Mason Pierce makes a catch during action against the Lamar JV on Friday, April 4 in Holly. In two games scheduled for five innings, the Wildcats won the first game, 4-2, but lost the second game, 14-0. (John Contreras / The Lamar Ledger)

Springfield did close the gap to 4-2 in the third, but the Bobcats scored runs in the fourth and fifth innings to widen their lead.

Freshman Ryan Koeller pitched five strong innings for Granada to get the win.

Vega came on in the sixth and retired six straight batters to close out the game for the Bobcats.

Springfield started South Baca transfer Jeb Schroeder, who pitched through the fifth inning.

Schoeder deserved a better fate, as he only allowed the first two earned runs of the game.

"We played well," said veteran Granada coach Manuel Gonzales. "I thought our pitchers threw strikes. Ryan (Koeller) only had 75 pitches in his five innings. We accomplished what we wanted to with our pitching staff. We got our bats going again. I felt really good about the win."

It was a good week for the Holly as well, as the Wildcats garnered their first two wins of the season.

Holly beat Baca County, 12-6, on Tuesday in Walsh in a non-district game.

Mason Pierce pitched five strong innings for the Wildcats before giving way to Christian Orozco in the sixth. Senior Eddie Rodriguez closed out the seventh.

The Wildcats will play Baca County on Tuesday in a District match-up.

The Baca Bombers remain winless, after losing twice to Elkhart 15-0 and 17-2 on Friday, April 4.

Holly grabbed its second win of the week in a well played 4-2 five-inning game with the Lamar JV on Friday in Holly.

"It was just good baseball. They outhit us, but we kept them from scoring until the very end of the game. It was just a good atmosphere for baseball," said Holly head coach Dayne Eaton. "Two good outings for us this week. We have improved a ton in just a week. Defensively we are playing so much better. We were error free against Lamar."

Freshman Ricardo Juarez started on the hill against Lamar and pitched well. Rodriguez was again the closer for the Wildcats.

County Line dropped to 5-3 on the season with a doubleheader loss to Rocky Ford in Class 2A Santa Fe League play.

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